Gwen Stefani has branched out from fronting hit band No Doubt to become a master marketer and stylish trendsetter. Now with her Harajuku Lovers brand of apparel & accessories, Stefani channels chic Japanese fashion culture from Tokyo streets to America's avenues.

Each year Fortune Magazine releases the 100 Best Companies
to Work For; a list that every company on the up and up strives to land on. The
businesses on the list set the standard for their industries, so it is a great
resource for entrepreneurs to learn what has made their competitors a
resounding success.

Don't get me wrong, I love my iPod Nano... but the Zen Stone 2G MP3 player is sure grabbing my attention, so much so, that I bought one for a Zen friend, and "borrowed" it. Gifting is a great way to try out products; so many gadgets, so little money....

A new firearm, designed for easy access and shooting ability, and
usable by millions of disabled and elderly persons, has received a
listing from the FDA as a "medical device." The Palm Pistol™ is now appealing for Medicare and Medicaid coverage.

Patent# US3,234,948, also known as the Cheese-Filter Cigarette, dates back to the 1960s, when smokers and cigarettes still ruled the earth. This invention concerns a cigarette filter comprised of a mixture in which particles of hard cheese are blended with charcoal to produce a cigarette that tastes like…well, like it shouldn’t. Read on and wonder why.

A strange, long-necked, waddling herbivore with enormous arms and claws that once waddled across China has been formally named Suzhousaurus by a team of Chinese and American paleontologists. Its full name is Suzhousaurus megatherioides, which translates from Chinese into “giant sloth-like reptile from Suzhou.” Read on for details, but avoid eating green things until finished.

Christopher Brosius, entrepreneur, artist and founder of CB
I Hate Perfume has made his distain for floral and effeminate scents into a
profitable business. His line of personal and home scents may be off the wall,
but they are being picked up by perfume retailers in Canada
and the US.

How do you like it? My dog Buddy took this picture with his new Pets
Eye View Camera by Uncle Milton. It's a new digital camera Buddy got for
Christmas... a bit early, from his Grandma. I lent it to my cat for a
few hours, but the photos she took of her gopher remains are really disgusting.

A master interior designer of the 20th Century, Piero Fornasetti (1913 - 1988) was
a prolific painter, sculptor, and engraver as well. Fornasetti's works,
thanks to his son Barnaba, live on in authentic reproductions of furniture that have been handcrafted and hand-colored
every bit as carefully as he would have done himself.

It has always been a moot point as to how the first humans arrived on the North American continent. Scientific findings now strongly suggest that the vehicle definitely was a temporary land bridge that spanned the Bering strait, connecting Siberia to the continent. What is the truth? Will we ever know? Read on and wonder.

Patent# US6983493, the Retractable Toilet Table Top, concerns the concept of toilet inspiration, you know, those great ideas that seem to come out of nowhere when it’s “john time.” The royal throne, as the inventor refers to that instrument of necessity we plebes know as a toilet, has been transformed into a respectable workplace.

This year, reward your staff for their hard work by treating
them to a fun and unique holiday party. Instead of the typical hotel reception
room venue, with the 5-piece cover band and 4-course dinner; experience murder
mysteries, James Bond or Hollywood themes with Shot in
the Dark Mysteries or Canadian Outback Adventures.

iParenting Media recently awarded the New Maru Doll 2008's Greatest Product. iParenting.com, part of Disney, is a media site with a respected program that recognizes the top products in children's industries.